Göken Surname

355,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,024 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Göken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Göken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6891:116,84414,367
Turkey3141:247,83917,242
Northern Cyprus171:18,7654,655
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Goken (124) are calculated separately.

Göken (69) may also be a first name.

Göken Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Göken Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Göken is found most in Germany. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Goken. Click here for further potential spellings of Göken.

How Common Is The Last Name Göken? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 355,117th most widespread family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 7,116,744 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Göken are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Göken is also the 1,171,416th most common forename on earth, held by 69 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 689 people, or 1 in 116,844. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 78 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside and Bremen, where 2 percent reside. Not including Germany it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 31 percent reside and Northern Cyprus, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goken93124/
Göcken91119/
Gökkent831/
Gaken8052/
Geken8051/
Gäken8022/
Gökün801/
Goeken73876/
Gakuen73277/
Gocken73232/
Göking7324/
Gieken735/
Gakken733/
Goëken731/
Gheken730/
Gaeken730/
Gokeen730/
Göcking67297/
Goecken6720/
Gokienė677/
Gakienė673/
Gecn673/
Geqn671/
Gheuken670/
Gackienė625/
Gokin60209/
Gekin60166/
Gakin60157/
Goqen601/
Gekkin5554/
Geckin5515/
Gäking558/
Goekin558/
Ghaqen556/
Kgokin553/
Gögcin551/
Gockin551/
Gegkin551/
Ghekin550/
Gaequin500/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Göken
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